Cross-environment context-sensitive help files
First Claim
1. A cross-environment help system for supporting a network distributable application comprising a collection of network distributable documents, the documents comprising markup, the help system comprising:
- fixed storage containing one of a plurality of context-specific help files and a help file archive comprising a plurality of context-specific help files;
a base address and at least one help link, both embedded in the markup in selected ones of the network distributable documents, said help link specifying a relative address of one of said context-specific help files, said base address specifying a base location in said fixed storage from which said relative address can be resolved; and
, a help servlet configured both to resolve a location of a selected help file from said base and relative addresses, and also to retrieve said selected help file at said resolved location from among said one of said plurality of context-specific files and said help file archive.
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Abstract
A method for providing context-sensitive help across variable environments. In each of the variable environments, the method can include tokenizing a received network request for help, the tokenization producing a contextually pertinent help file name and a base address of a corresponding help file. Subsequently, the corresponding help file can be located in a fixed storage location referenced by associating the help file name with the base address. Finally, the located help file can be encoded with the base address, and transmitting to a requesting client.
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1. A cross-environment help system for supporting a network distributable application comprising a collection of network distributable documents, the documents comprising markup, the help system comprising:
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fixed storage containing one of a plurality of context-specific help files and a help file archive comprising a plurality of context-specific help files;
a base address and at least one help link, both embedded in the markup in selected ones of the network distributable documents, said help link specifying a relative address of one of said context-specific help files, said base address specifying a base location in said fixed storage from which said relative address can be resolved; and
,a help servlet configured both to resolve a location of a selected help file from said base and relative addresses, and also to retrieve said selected help file at said resolved location from among said one of said plurality of context-specific files and said help file archive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for providing context-sensitive help across variable environments, the method comprising:
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in one of the variable environments, tokenizing a received network request for help, said tokenization producing a contextually pertinent help file name and a base address of a corresponding help file;
locating said corresponding help file in a fixed storage location referenced by associating said help file name with said base address;
encoding said located help file with said base address; and
,transmitting said encoded help file to a requesting client. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for providing context-sensitive help across variable environments, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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in one of the variable environments, tokenizing a received network request for help, said tokenization producing a contextually pertinent help file name and a base address of a corresponding help file;
locating said corresponding help file in a fixed storage location referenced by associating said help file name with said base address;
encoding said located help file with said base address; and
,transmitting said encoded help file to a requesting client. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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